5 . The summer after my freshman year college, I had to get my first job. This was probably one of the _______ tasks I have ever had to do. I had never held a job when I was in high school because my parents wanted me to put all my _______ into my studies.
At first, it was very hard. I filled out dozens of _______ but got no calls back in the first two weeks. It made sense because I had _______ no job experience. All I could _______ was that being a high school graduate and a year of college.
However, halfway through the third week, I finally got a call back from one of the
places I
_______. We had set up a meeting time, and after my
_______, I was more than ready to start working the following Monday. I was
_______ at the chance of working for my wages.
When I started, it was very clear that I was not _______. I made mistakes with orders and often ________ sales promotions (推销). My parents made a bet I would not ________ the first two weeks, and I would be back looking for other ________. However, I stuck with it.
After working a while, I got better at orders, and always ________ the cheaper options for customers. A couple of weeks later, I had been told by the manager that I had ________ the award of the best employee of the month. It taught me a lot about responsibility and
gave me the
________ of working.
1. A.funniest | B.worst | C.hardest | D.lightest |
2. A.energy | B.reward | C.wisdom | D.ambition |
3. A.campaigns | B.surveys | C.assignments | D.applications |
4. A.frequently | B.absolutely | C.partly | D.doubtfully |
5. A.explain | B.inspect | C.enhance | D.offer |
6. A.signed up | B.applied to | C.checked in | D.headed for |
7. A.interview | B.graduation | C.arrangement | D.performance |
8. A.surprised | B.disappointed | C.excited | D.worried |
9. A.skilled | B.frightened | C.patient | D.satisfied |
10. A.avoided | B.tolerated | C.postponed | D.forgot |
11. A.spend | B.last | C.abandon | D.wait |
12. A.ideas | B.expectations | C.jobs | D.instructions |
13. A.sold | B.produced | C.kept | D.recommended |
14. A.confirmed | B.won | C.guaranteed | D.become |
15. A.confidence | B.importance | C.expectation | D.hope |